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News you can use • Want the latest health intel? We’ve combed the science journals so you don’t have to…

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Why is bee pollen causing a buzz? • Factions of the internet’s hive mind claim the supplement boosts recovery, endurance and even muscle mass. But are its benefits really the bee’s knees?

Pull position • Think balance, but with some added burn. This full-body move, aka the weighted bird-dog row, works those hard-to-target deep-core muscles that are crucial for lifting heavier, improving coordination and building all-around core stability

I leave the gym? • Just because you’ve clocked off from training, it doesn’t mean your body has. So what’s really going on when it pulls this double shift?

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Joining a hiking group to create connection • Your For You page might be brimming with the benefits of walking, but can you build a village simply by putting one foot in front of the other?

‘Shedding for the wedding? You might regret it – I do’ • More than 80% of brides feel pressure to drop a dress size for their wedding day. Lucy Klemt was one of them. This wedding season, the dietitian and PT weighs in on why she wishes she’d stepped away from the scales

PDRN skincare is trending. Is it worth the hype? • As topical versions of the salmon-sperm injectable, polydeoxyribonucleotide treatments are gaining status. WH dives into the science

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Ask the fit squad • Want to run further, lift heavier or nail a pull-up? We put your questions to the Women’s Health COLLECTIVE panel to help you make good on your goals

Meet the squad • The team share their most-used gym machine

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The evolution of Lizzo • From rock bottom to rock solid, the reinvention of Lizzo has got many talking. Here, she tells the story of her transformation from the inside out

Your summer dinner party, sorted • Evenings dining with friends nourish your social biome as much as the one in your gut. And these Persian-inspired, plant-packed showstoppers from activist-turned-cookery writer Yasmin Khan are perfect for the job

Why hydration may not be the health habit you think • From microplastics in your mineral water to ‘forever chemicals’ in your bottle, rarely has there been so much collective concern about the quality of our hydration habits. It’s time to filter fact from fear

Has the workplace revolution been made redundant? • Five years after the pandemic’s seismic shift in how and where we work, remote working is being scrapped and presenteeism is back. As living costs outpace salary rises, WH gives motivation and mental health an annual review

‘I couldn’t combine directing with caring for my son – so I documented single motherhood’ • At 38, Victoria Mapplebeck found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable to combine motherhood with her job as a freelance film director, she walked away from her career and turned the camera on herself. Her documentary, Motherboard, is an unvarnished portrait of single motherhood. Here, she tells her story

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Why jump training is due a bounce back • From future-proofing your bones to maximising muscle, the benefits of jump training abound – so why aren’t more women doing it? WH makes the case for taking a leap

10-minute jump-training workout • HOW TO DO THE WORKOUT Perform each exercise for the prescribed number of reps and sets, taking 30 to 60...